Arizona Laws 3-2049. Inspection fees
A. The cost of inspection shall be borne by this state, except as provided in section 3-2015 and except that the cost of overtime and holiday work performed in establishments subject to the provisions of this chapter, at such rates as the division may determine, shall be borne by such establishments. Sums received by the department in reimbursement for sums paid out by it for such premium pay work shall be available to carry out the purposes of this section.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-2049
- Department: means the Arizona department of agriculture. See Arizona Laws 3-101
- Division: means the animal services division of the Arizona department of agriculture. See Arizona Laws 3-2001
- Establishment: means a mobile or stationary building, plant, vehicle or structure where meat or meat food products are slaughtered or processed or offered for sale. See Arizona Laws 3-2001
- Meat: means the edible part of the muscle of cattle, sheep, swine, goats or equines which is skeletal or which is found in the tongue, in the diaphragm, in the heart or in the esophagus, with or without the accompanying and overlying fat, and the portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from it in the process of dressing. See Arizona Laws 3-2001
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Any slaughtering establishment or meat processor may request in writing a hearing to determine the reasonableness or unreasonableness of the inspection fees required. A hearing officer shall conduct these hearings.
C. Inspection of meat and meat by-products for animal food which require a certificate or seal may be performed after payment of a reasonable fee.
D. All monies collected by the department shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund.